 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Hi Dani,
It sounds like your mom is really depressed. I'm sorry to have taken it so lightly and chalked it up to you thinking she would be the same as before cancer. It sounds likes it's alot more involved then the normal process of letting our old self go and embracing our new self. It sounds like pain is the main cause of her distress. Continuous pain must be a horrible thing to have to live with. When does she go to the doctor again? In fact, I wouldn't wait for her next appointment, I'd call her docs and make them understand your moms condition. She doesn't need to have all of this pain and I know it must be tough for you to see her like this.
The first priority is to take care of her pain. Please keep us posted and let us know if you need any help.
Take care,
Minnie
SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.
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